Tag Archives: alternate history
Information Density and Selecting Planks for Story Scaffolding
Information density, or the “I had to do a lot of research, and now you, dear reader, must suffer for it” tendency, is one of the perennial challenges of good fiction, and over the past several days Alec Austin and … Continue reading
REVIEW: With Fate Conspire by Marie Brennan
Title: With Fate Conspire Author: Marie Brennan Pub Date: August 30th, 2011 Chris’ Rating (5 possible): An Attempt at Categorization If You Like… / You Might Like… A Madness of Angels: Or The Resurrection of Matthew Swift Neverwhere: A Novel … Continue reading
REVIEW: Cowboy Angels by Paul McAuley
Title: Cowboy Angels Author: Paul McAuley Pub Date: January 11th, 2011 Chris’ Rating (5 possible): An Attempt at Categorization If You Like… / You Might Like… A Secret History: The Book Of Ash, #1 Darwinia: A Novel of a Very … Continue reading
Narrative Voice as Mind-control: Thoughts on Manipulating Reader Perception
I’ve always considered voice one of the most important tools when writing alternate history, and over the past couple of weeks I’ve been thinking about how that tool really works (both within and outside the sub-genre). There are probably as … Continue reading
REVIEW: At the Queen’s Command by Michael A. Stackpole
Title: At the Queen’s Command Author: Michael A. Stackpole Pub Date: November 16th, 2010 Chris’ Rating (5 possible): An Attempt at Categorization If You Like… / You Might Like… Into the Darkness Thirteenth Child How Few Remain Territory The Man … Continue reading
REVIEW: Dreadnought by Cherie Priest
Title: Dreadnought Author: Cherie Priest Pub Date: September 28, 2010 Chris’ Rating (5 possible): An Attempt at Categorization If You Like… / You Might Like… Boneshaker Leviathan The Affinity Bridge Thirteenth Child (Frontier Magic) How Few Remain The Guns of … Continue reading
